Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Maternal Child Health Technician in Post Partum Department who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. 

Maternal/Child Health Technician Technician: Full Time, 7:30pm- 8:00 am (Nights) three 12-hr shifts, including every other weekend.

Pay Range: $18.88-30.21 (actual offers are based upon the applicants relevant experience pertaining to the requirements of the position)

The MCHT assists patients with newborns with activities of daily living, provide basic nursing care to non-acutely ill patients, and provide support in the LDR, Operating Rooms of Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, Transitional Nursery, NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and assist in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment.

The Maternal Child Health Technician:

• Assists during the following obstetrical surgical procedures: cesarean section, Dilation & Curettage (D&C), tubal ligation, and cerclage placement and removal.

• Under the direction of the RN, performs the following nursing care activities according to established guidelines: surgical preparations; assisting patients to the bathroom and/or out of bed; Foley catheter insertion or discontinuation, measuring and recording of intake and output and vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, height, blood pressure, pain) in a timely manner in the  electronic medical record (EMR) and communicates findings as appropriate to RN; applying non-sterile dressings; obtaining specimens; blood draws, finger sticks, inserts intravenous lines/saline locks, performs PKU’s, CCHD  (critical congenital heart disease) and hearing screenings, ambulating, turning, positioning and transporting patients; providing mouth care and exercise to patients.

• Records observations of patient’s condition, the care provided and the patient’s responses. Reports to the Team Leader or Charge Nurse all observed changes and/or abnormalities in the condition of patients to whom assigned.

• Observes, documents and monitors vital signs.  Measures and records intake (fluid/food) and output (bodily functions/bodily drainage). Collaborates with the Unit Secretary to ensure appropriate recording of labor statistics.

• Practice appropriate infection control procedures, and maintains a safe, clean, comfortable aseptic environment; includes cleaning equipment (including isolettes, bassinets, and warmers) used in patient care, stocking rooms and supply carts /cabinets, checking for and removing expired supplies.  Performs personal hygiene activities for the patients to include peri-care, grooming, bed making, cleaning and tidying bedside stand and over-bed table.

• Collects specimens, including venipuncture, properly labels all specimens and assists nursing staff with proper requisitioning. 

• Feeds patients including transitional and normal newborn babies (excluding special feeding situation); serves meals, snacks, fresh ice and water.

• Assists in the admission and discharge of patients, including but not limited to: patient orientation to the room and the unit; preparation of units, patient rooms and beds; processing patient valuables; stocking the patient’s room.

• Responds to the patient’s requests (including call bells) and directs as necessary to the nurse.

• Performs a variety of transport/delivery activities related to the care of patients when such service is not available.  Transports patient care equipment from one area to another, including assisting with the placement and assembling of such equipment.

• Checks unit equipment and reports malfunctioning and assists in maintaining adequate levels of supplies/equipment.  Collaborates with the Unit Secretary to ensure ordering of materials and supplies.

• Prepares patients, supplies and equipment for labor and delivery surgical cases and procedures (i.e. circumcisions) on postpartum, neonatal ICU and nursery in a timely manner.  Transport and collect instruments from sterile processing, cleans and packages instruments, and resets rooms after use, ensuring sterility and availability of instruments and packages.

• Controls traffic flow in labor and delivery sterile areas and observes persons entering labor and delivery surgical area for proper attire.

• Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area.  The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.

Minimum Requirements Include:

• High school degree or GED diploma is required.
• Successful completion of a hospital- or school-based training program for Operating Room Technician (ORT) or Labor and Delivery Scrub Technician.
• Completion of an approved phlebotomy course preferred.
• 2+ years of experience as Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant and/or Scrub Technician experience in an acute care patient setting.

• Current certification as CNA, EMT or PCT in the District of Columbia, or a Nursing Student (RN Program) with completion of at least one year of clinical rotation.

  (Surgical Technician national certification will also be accepted.)

• Current Basic Life Support certification through American Heart Association
• Completion of an approved phlebotomy course is preferred.

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

• Work-life balance
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements:
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment.  External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.